Eilis O’Toole is a visual artist with a practice in fine art painting, who works with Waterford Healing Arts (WHA). She has exhibited widely throughout Ireland, but this is her first exhibition on the Staff Art Wall. Eilis is a familiar face on the Paediatric Ward at...

Memories of Old Ireland /Seanchuimhní na h-Éireann is a poignant collection of photographs by Dymphna O’Herlihy. The images give the viewer a brief look into a time long since past. The exhibition runs until 30 May 2023. Dymphna O’Herlihy is a Healthcare Assistant at...

Réalta, the National Body for Arts + Health in Ireland, has announced details of two new opportunities to join their team.  The roles of Communications Manager and Music Co-ordinator represent exciting opportunities to work in rewarding positions within a progressive...

A short film telling the story of Réalta, from its origins in Waterford Healing Arts in 1993 to the present day, was screened at our official launch on 3 March 2023.  Click here to view the film and scroll down to read the story. The Story of Réalta Dr Abdul Bulbulia...

The establishment of Réalta, the National Body for Arts + Health in Ireland, puts Ireland at the forefront of the global arts and health movement, according to Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organisation.  Mr Bailey was speaking at the...

Waterford Healing Arts Trust has launched Réalta, the national body for arts and health in Ireland.  Réalta has been established to strengthen the arts and health sector in Ireland and provide a central resource for all those interested and involved in arts and...

Coast is a collection of landscape images by photographer Tom Quilty.  The photographs depict the natural beauty of the Waterford coastline from Brownstown Head to Tankardstown on the Copper Coast. The exhibition runs until 27 March 2023. Tom joined the Waterford...

Fancy a lift? is a series of daily poetry postcards, curated and read by poet Stephen James Smith @SJSwords, as part of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing 13 – 18 February 2023. Monday’s poem is ‘Amber’ by Eavan Boland.     Tuesday’s...

Find the Butterfly, Find the Bee, a series of prints by John Conway has opened at University Hospital Waterford as part of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing 2023. The exhibition runs until April 2023. This colourful collection of nine risographic prints is...